Thousands of families have been displaced by violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels last month seized the key city of Goma in a blitz offensive in the mineral-rich region ...

The United Nations Human Rights Council today agreed by consensus to launch an urgent fact-finding mission and commission of ...

Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest, one of Arizona’s biggest refugee aid groups has laid off around 50 people.

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In the two Congos, there's a cultural movement by the Society of Ambience-Makers and Elegant People (Sape), known as "sapeurs", who blend fashion, culture and social resistance. Though it was rooted ...

CAPE TOWN CITY HALLSpeaker of the National Assembly, Ms Thoko Didiza,Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Ms Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane,Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile,Chief ...

For sapeurs, appearance is a powerful way to make an impression and stand out in an environment often defined by hardship.

Marco Rubio is now the acting head of USAID, the lead international humanitarian and development arm of the U.S. government.

Christ in the Wilderness — painting by Moretto da Brescia (1498–1554). (Photo by Rogers Fund / CC0 1.0) It’s almost not an action at all, yet it’s the one Jesus performs most often in the ...

including 127 sentenced to death,” explained Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Justice Minister Constant Mutamba during a press briefing January 6. These death sentences come after the ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to ...

On social media and in group chats, rumors about what could happen have spread. Resettlement agencies stick to the facts, and ...